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Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
Sure it's sensationalized, but it's accurate as well.
I served a 2 year mission and married in the Temple before I ever knew Joseph Smith had more than one wife. I give this as an example of the lack or honesty and transparency within the Mormon church. I've read the book twice, which I prefer to the series. I find the book more accurate and more convincing than the series. But what the series does so masterfully is show the intense faith in members and how that faith is born of a mythical history and how the members actively and subconsciously guard against anything that causes doubt (just read the 1 star comments and you'll see what I mean). Garfield does an amazing job showing the progression of his faith crisis. I've really enjoyed it.
The Pursuit (2019)
I tried my best to complete, but I could only be fed so much $%^&
I was hoping for a even handed exploration of both systems, not the case. It was nauseating. He started off by saying they he had and earnest goal of finding the answer to fix poverty and that he would explore both socialism and capitalism. It was clear he had his mind made up. There was no exploration. Pure propaganda. We all want capitalism and nobody is suggesting we do away with capitalism. That would clearly be a bad idea, but you must recognize the merits of socialized programs and also of regulating the market. You won't learn anything from this.